Miata Mailing List: April 1995, Message #200
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   From: gt0648b@prism.gatech.edu (Joshua Benjamin Moore)
Subject: Re: Speeding in OH (was Re:  Laser
   Date: Tue, 4 Apr 1995 22:11:19 -0400

Here here!  While on spring break two weeks ago, that's exactly what I
did, though I did it because I'm sick of diesel fumes and general
interstate suckiness.  I went from Atlanta to Montgomery, AL, to
Pensacola, FL, to Gainesville FL, and back to Atlanta, and never once
touched an interstated.  The Pensacola to Gainesville run was particularly
nice since I got to run along the coast for several hours...beautiful
white beaches!  Love that national seashore!  Of course, following the
coast probably added about 3 hours to the trip, but I ended up using
substantially less gas (on that leg alone).  Sun the whole way, whattaburn!
Anyway, good idea.
Josh

> 
> There's a solution to the above, in every state.  Take the back roads.  You
> can't average as well on them as on the interstate (they usually are a
> longer route and there's too much farm traffic to pass anyway), but what the
> hell, if you're in a state where they have speed nazis, you might as well
> take the scenic route.  Your chances of getting tagged with a big time
> speeding ticket are probably no worse (and perhaps better, especially if you
> have some electronic avoidance goodies - the cops are likely using the lower
> tech stuff on the back roads, if at all) than on the interstate.  Besides,
> the back roads are a LOT more interesting and more fun, especially in a
> Miata.
>                                 --Jack M. & (blue highways and car) KANSEI--
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